Leaphorn does not trust O'Malley
According to Laphron, O'Malley possess the character that is had by typical Federal agencies' employees, acting only like a loyal servant for the big man upstairs.
But Lephron does not let his opinion to intervene with the quality in any of his works, but he seems to can't be fully truthful to O'Malley
The answer is entomology (choice B). Root words tell you the simplest word to find the meaning of, affixes are the additions to the root word that have a few typical meanings that allow you to adjust your definition. Etymology is about the origin of words, whether it is related to a place, or a person, or in a foreign language. However, entomology is the study of insects and does not help one understand word meanings.